Posted by Dinah on January 5, 2003, at 13:07:51
I wish that I had the ability to find my sense of safety in God. Currently my therapist is sort of the embodiment of safety for me. I know full well that his power to make me feel safe is power I gave him. He hasn't any magical powers on his own. My faith in him is what makes him able to make me feel safe and to soothe me.
I know that it would be much wiser to put my faith in God. To give God the power in my life to make me feel safe. To give God the power in my life to soothe me. After all, I don't have to worry about God moving out of town or anything.
But I just can't do it. I see people all around me who are able to do it and I just can't. I find many things in God, but not a sense of safety. And I don't know how to give God that power. It's frustrating.
poster:Dinah
thread:1514
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20021227/msgs/1514.html